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http://www.ssrn.com/rss/en-usSun, 06 Oct 2013 04:00:55 GMTeditor@ssrn.com (Editor)Sun, 06 Oct 2013 04:00:55 GMTwebmaster@ssrn.com (WebMaster)SSRN RSS Generator 1.0New: Stupid Juror Questions?Everyone knows there is no such thing as a stupid question. Well, at least every parent, teacher, counselor, advisor, librarian and boss is evidently aware of the truth of that simple maxim. Nonetheless, the obvious utility of asking questions – seeking wisdom; requesting clarification; locating information – appears to have eluded certain high officials in the justice system of the United Kingdom, not to mention a raft of journalists, a clutch of parliamentarians, and a good swath of the British public, all of whom expressed consternation at a series of written questions posed by the jurors in a high profile, though relatively low stakes, criminal case. “Do we need IQ tests for juries?” wondered one pundit, who fumed that the jury’s questions had “exposed a breathtaking level of ignorance and stupidity.” Another echoed the thought, asking whether the jury was “stupid or just confused?” This article analyzes the ten infamous questions posed by the jury in the British trial of ... http://www.ssrn.com/abstract=2334363
http://www.ssrn.com/1247230.htmlSat, 05 Oct 2013 19:45:58 GMTNew: Stonewalling, Leaks, and Counter-Leaks: Scotus Ethics in the Wake of NFIB v. SebeliusThe United States Supreme Court is the only court in the United States without a clearly defined ethics code. In the wake of the controversy over possible leaks from justices’ chambers following the decision in NFIB v. Sebelius, and in light of legislation recently introduced in Congress, this paper suggests two reforms for the Supreme Court. First, the time has finally come for the Court to adopt a comprehensive Code of Conduct. Second, the Court should alter its current recusal practice http://www.ssrn.com/abstract=2144934
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